Biography
Leon Wiebers is an internationally, award-winning costume designer and Fulbright Scholar. Recent credits: The Count of Monte Cristo and School of Rock for the Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 13 Fruitcakes for the Edinburgh Festival, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, and La MaMa ETC; Oslo for Pioneer Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse; The Music Man at Glimmerglass Festival, Royal Opera in Oman; Gypsy and The King and I at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Empire, Man Of LaMancha at LaMirada Performing Arts; other companies include: the Hollywood Bowl; California Music Circus for over 10 years and 20 productions, San Francisco Opera Center, English National Opera, Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the National Theatre of Korea. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, 829, a national board member of the Costume Society of America, and a full professor at Loyola Marymount University.
Education
University of California at Los Angeles
M.F.A., Design
1999
University of Washington, Seattle
B.A., Theatre
1993
English & Music Augustana College
Liberal Arts Studies, Theatre
Areas of Expertise
Apparel/AccessoriesMusical TheatreEntertainmentOperaMusic ProductionTheatre ProductionCostume DesignCostume HistoryHistory of DressTraditional Korean CultureDesignKorean Dress
Industry Expertise
- Education/Learning
- Research
- Training and Development
- Apparel/Accessories
- Design
Accomplishments
Ovation Award | professional
Best Costume Design - Larger Theatre, Ubu Roi,
2006-01-01
Backstage West Garland Award | professional
Best Costume Design, Three Sisters
2001-01-01
LAWeekly Award | professional
Best Costume Design, Three Sisters
2001-01-01
Affiliations
- Fulbright Research Scholar
- Glimmerglass Festival
- Royal Opera
- California Music Circus
- Costume Society of America
- USITT
- Opera America
- United Scenic Artists, Local 829
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology